On Sat, 13 May 2000 14:27:53 -700, Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote:
> Since short every time I use Arachne 1.61 on my Windows free Pentium II with
> DrDos 7.03 I get "Error 6, Invalid Opcode."
> This error is given by EMM386.exe.
> In case that I do not get this error (and have to reboot) Arachne freezes
> and the three finger salute will not work.
> What is this Invalid Opcode. Something caused by Drdos? or by Arachne or by
> my config?
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Hello:
As I recall, an opcode is a hex instruction code. I might be technically
wrong on this point because it has been more than 20 years since I worked
with opcodes. I used to have to load a series of "opcodes" into
micro-processors by using a hex keypad. This was my introduction to what
is now known as "computer programming". I didn't work for very long at
this method of computer programming because it became obsolete very fast.
Within the context of your problem described above, an opcode might be a
term used to refer to a particular instruction within EMM386.EXE. I would
suggest you look at your documentation on this program. It will probably
provide a list of error codes and their meanings. The "Invalid Opcode" is
probably one that conflicts with or contradicts another instruction. That
is my best guess.
Sam Heywood
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